According to Christian tradition, Saint Anne was the mother of Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the Bible's canonical gospels. In writing,
Greek icon of Saint Anne with the Virgin, by Angelos Akotantos (c. 1420–1450)
Masolino and Masaccio, Virgin and Child with Saint Anne (c. 1424), Uffizi, Florence
Birth of St. Anne, by Adriaen van Overbeke (c. 1521–1525)
Church of St. Anne in Jerusalem, c. 1140
Joachim was, according to Christian Sacred tradition, the husband of Saint Anne, the father of Mary and grandfather of Jesus. The story of Joachim and Anne first appears in the Gospel of James, part o
Saint Anne
…According to Christian tradition, Saint Anne (also known as Ann or Anna) was the mother of Mary, the wife of Joachim and the maternal grandmother of Jesus. Mary's mother is not named in the Bible's canonical gospels. In writing, Anne's name and that of her husband…
Saint Joachim by Juan Simón Gutiérrez, c. 1700
12th-century German Nativity of Mary, with Joachim wearing a Jewish hat
Statue of Saint Joachim at Church of St. Nicholas in Friesach [de]